diff --git a/mesonbuild/compilers/cuda.py b/mesonbuild/compilers/cuda.py
index a8cd7bce4..7beecf9ea 100644
--- a/mesonbuild/compilers/cuda.py
+++ b/mesonbuild/compilers/cuda.py
@@ -188,3 +188,6 @@ __global__ void kernel (void) {
 
     def linker_to_compiler_args(self, args):
         return ['/link'] + args
+
+    def get_pic_args(self):
+        return []
diff --git a/run_project_tests.py b/run_project_tests.py
index 02897cecd..4c6ca3b01 100755
--- a/run_project_tests.py
+++ b/run_project_tests.py
@@ -542,6 +542,7 @@ def detect_tests_to_run():
         ('objective c++', 'objcpp', backend not in (Backend.ninja, Backend.xcode) or mesonlib.is_windows() or not have_objcpp_compiler()),
         ('fortran', 'fortran', backend is not Backend.ninja or not shutil.which('gfortran')),
         ('swift', 'swift', backend not in (Backend.ninja, Backend.xcode) or not shutil.which('swiftc')),
+        ('cuda', 'cuda', backend not in (Backend.ninja, Backend.xcode) or not shutil.which('nvcc')),
         ('python3', 'python3', backend is not Backend.ninja),
         ('python', 'python', backend is not Backend.ninja),
         ('fpga', 'fpga', shutil.which('yosys') is None),
diff --git a/test cases/cuda/2 split/lib.cu b/test cases/cuda/2 split/lib.cu
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c0471d048
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test cases/cuda/2 split/lib.cu	
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <iostream>
+
+__global__ void kernel (void){
+}
+
+int do_cuda_stuff() {
+  kernel<<<1,1>>>();
+
+  printf("Hello, World!\n");
+  return 0;
+}
+
diff --git a/test cases/cuda/2 split/main.cpp b/test cases/cuda/2 split/main.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e5e6bda06
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test cases/cuda/2 split/main.cpp	
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+#include<iostream>
+
+int do_cuda_stuff();
+
+int main(int argc, char **argv) {
+  return do_cuda_stuff();
+}
diff --git a/test cases/cuda/2 split/meson.build b/test cases/cuda/2 split/meson.build
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..51bf6ce23
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test cases/cuda/2 split/meson.build	
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+project('simple', 'cuda', 'cpp')
+
+exe = executable('prog', 'main.cpp', 'lib.cu')
+test('cudatest', exe)
+
+subdir('static')
+
diff --git a/test cases/cuda/2 split/static/lib.cu b/test cases/cuda/2 split/static/lib.cu
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c0471d048
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test cases/cuda/2 split/static/lib.cu	
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <iostream>
+
+__global__ void kernel (void){
+}
+
+int do_cuda_stuff() {
+  kernel<<<1,1>>>();
+
+  printf("Hello, World!\n");
+  return 0;
+}
+
diff --git a/test cases/cuda/2 split/static/libsta.cu b/test cases/cuda/2 split/static/libsta.cu
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c0471d048
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test cases/cuda/2 split/static/libsta.cu	
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <iostream>
+
+__global__ void kernel (void){
+}
+
+int do_cuda_stuff() {
+  kernel<<<1,1>>>();
+
+  printf("Hello, World!\n");
+  return 0;
+}
+
diff --git a/test cases/cuda/2 split/static/main_static.cpp b/test cases/cuda/2 split/static/main_static.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e5e6bda06
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test cases/cuda/2 split/static/main_static.cpp	
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+#include<iostream>
+
+int do_cuda_stuff();
+
+int main(int argc, char **argv) {
+  return do_cuda_stuff();
+}
diff --git a/test cases/cuda/2 split/static/meson.build b/test cases/cuda/2 split/static/meson.build
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..9078198d5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test cases/cuda/2 split/static/meson.build	
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+l = static_library('clib', 'lib.cu')
+exe = executable('staexe', 'main_static.cpp',
+  link_with : l)
+test('static Cuda test', exe)